Sami opens a ring box in her office. EJ asks her what she thinks of his proposal. She’s amazed. He explains that this was the accountant’s idea. She’s confused. “It’s not like we’re making some kind of lifetime commitment,” he says. She’s baffled. Sami starts to huff and puff as he babbles, saying that he can call Diane in to take her place while she’s looking after the children. He pulls out a bunch of rings. She’s even more confused. He finally tells her that this is all part of their new ad campaign. Embarrassed, she admits she was expecting a different kind of proposal. He says that would have been a little bit forward. “Life with you is never going to be tedious and dull,” he says, sucking her ears. They smooch. He locks the door and they climb on top of the desk. They do it on the floor. She wears his tie and all the rings. He moons about how he feels about her. Read the rest of this entry »

Chloe runs into Brady at Caffeinated. She starts hugging him until Kristen shows up. After the ladies are introduced, Kristen teases Brady about how hot Chloe is and then tells the diva they should have lunch some time. She putters off. Chloe clues in to who she is. She teases him about dating his almost step-mom and guesses he got his shiner from his father. Chloe rehashes everything he did for her before she left town. They worry that Kate might tell someone about her turning tricks. The diva is optimistic she has Kate out of her life. Meanwhile, Kristen calls her dad. He’s already heard about her and ‘John’s idiot son’. He reminds her that she promised not to hurt Marlena. She’s still seeking revenge. Read the rest of this entry »

At Caffeinated, Rafe prods Sami to tell him why she called him. She thinks of Gabi swearing her to secrecy. Sami claims it was nothing. He was hoping she needed him. This is awkward. He drifts off. She gets a text and gasps. Read the rest of this entry »

Elvis meets his sister at Caffeinated. Marlena arrives and starts sneering. She issues a warning to Kristen. The DiMera tells her this is all in her mind. John arrives. He leads the shrink away. “I came in and there she was,” she complains. He’s baffled and leads her out. EJ tells his sister how impressed he is by her ability to upset Marlena. She changes the subject to Sami. Kristen wants him to be Sami’s new boss. He wonders what’s in this for her. She claims she just wants to make the whole family happy. Working for CW means he’ll have to talk to their father. He likes his current ‘bitter and estranged’ relationship with Stefano. After some prodding, he agrees to think this over. He takes a walk and calls Stefano. They discuss him taking over CW and EJ makes some demands. Getting off the phone, Elvis tells himself he can do this for Samanther. Read the rest of this entry »

Gabi nearly faints at the pub. Nick keeps her awake. She claim she’s fine bur he insists on taking her to the ER. Meanwhile, Lucas shows up in Sami’s office. They yap about the Nicole business. When she says their son will be dropping by, he says he has to go. She guesses he’s avoiding Will. He complains that Sonny is pushing their son. Will arrives. He tells his dad that who he sees is not his call. The men bicker. Lucas insists that this isn’t about him being gay. Will stomps off. His parents bicker. She accuses him of being a bigot. He thinks Sonny is ‘bird dogging’ their son. Sami urges him to try to be a good guy. She runs over to the pub looking for Nick. She hears he’s at the ER with Gabi so she calls Rafe. Sami jogs over to the hospital. Nick is waiting in the hall and and picking his teeth. Sami runs in and decides to burst into the exam room. She begins questioning Gabi, who isn’t happy to hear that Rafe knows she’s there. Cameron comes in with the results of her blood work. He asks Sami to go. “Is something wrong?” Sami interrogates. With Gabi’s permission, the doctor breaks the news that she’s pregnant. Read the rest of this entry »

Hope is at Jenn’s, getting an update about Nicole. Jenn actually feels bad for what happened. The cop wonders what she’ll do and tells her that she’s not responsible for anything that happened. Meanwhile, Nicole is in her hospital bed recalling how Daniel tried to stop her from offing herself. “I messed up again,” she complains to herself. Brady pops up to say she still has him. She’s not in the mood for visitors. Snapping, she tells him she would do what she did again. He doesn’t believe that. She moans about how she constantly screws up love and ends up with nothing. Brady tries to hug her but she asks him to go. Later, Jenn shows up. Nic makes it clear that she won’t apologize. They bicker about Daniel. Jenn’s sorry if she pushed her to the breaking point. Nicole is not impressed. She mockingly claps and says they will never be BFFs and she will never forgive her. Nic orders her out. Back at Jenn’s, Hope tries on the family pilgrim hat. Daniel shows up. They chat about Jenn. She assures him that her cousin doesn’t blame him for any of this. He waits around for awhile. When he leaves, he runs into Jenn on the porch. She tells him things didn’t go well with Nic. And then she went to see the DA… Meanwhile, Hope shows up at the hospital. “You’re here to arrest me, aren’t you?” Nicole asks the cop. Read the rest of this entry »

Kristen drops in to see EJ in his office. She says she can help him get what he wants. “Are you some sort of genie?” he asks. He’s resistant since she works for his father. “You’re my bro,” she objects. He hauls out reasons why that doesn’t matter. She tries bonding with him about losing a baby. That doesn’t work so she talks to him about Samanther. “The heart wants what the heart wants,” she says. He pretends to read and she counts the tiles on the ceiling. She needles him about Rafe claiming paternity of his son and asks him what he’ll do now that he has dirt on the cop. He claims he doesn’t want to be vindictive. “That is so smart,” she fawns, saying acting magnanimous will impress Sami. He admits it and she tells him any woman could see through that. Kristen offers to help take care of Sami for him. He doubts that will work considering her past with Sami’s mom. She declares the past is irrelevant and promises to send him Sami by the end of the day. After she departs, he calls his father and orders him to get his sister to back off. Read the rest of this entry »

At Daniel’s, Nicole tells him she has a way to take control of her destiny. He makes coffee and she explains that there is a law in Utah that will deny the biological father most parental rights. He won’t let her move to Utah by herself and points out that the child would need an adoptive father. Nic hugs him and asks him if he is willing to adopt. The doctor thinks this should be their last resort. The pregnant lady says she is being driven crazy by dreams. She beats herself up and he promises to stick by her and the baby. He runs off to work. She wants retail therapy. Later, she winds up at the hospital and tells Maxine that she is living with Dr. Dan now. “Lord help that man,” sighs Maxine. Dr. Sedwig pops up to say that she’s filling in for Nic’s regular obgyn today before she leaves for South America later that day. They start the check-up. The doctor soon explains that there is no fetal heartbeat. Read the rest of this entry »

Chad storms into the pub and threatens to reveal everything that Gabi did. He wants to make her pay. They argue about who drove Mel away. He’s about to call the cops when Nick gets between them. He threatens to tell the cops about Chad pulverizing him. He’s sure the SPD would be happy to put a DiMera away. “Good luck trying to live with yourself,” Chad says. Nick announces that they are going to talk to Justin. Bo strolls in and advises Nick to stay out of trouble. Later, at the mansion, Gabi thanks Nick after he’s had Chad swear a deposition clearing her. She thinks he’s gone above and beyond for her. “How I feel about you is above and beyond,” he says. They kiss. Gabi tells him he’s a good kisser and then runs off. Read the rest of this entry »

Sami runs into her son in the square and announces she has a gift for him. She tells him that EJ has resigned. He worries that she’s thinking of getting back with Elvis. He admits that he likes EJ, “But how I feel about him doesn’t matter.” Will says EJami are always a disaster. She takes him to her place and hands him a giant gift. The topic stays on EJ. She freaks him out by speaking reasonably. He finally opens his present. It’s a jacket. “Wow,” he says, before saying that she’s been ‘all over the map’ with men lately. He tells her to be sure for once. She starts probing him about his love life. He says there isn’t one. Will heads to the pub and bumps into Tad, who makes some gay jokes and a vague remark about Sonny. William needs an explanation. Read the rest of this entry »